University events
Upcoming open lectures
Islamic calligraphy evolves from ancient architectural Kufic script to innovative 19th-century Persian experimentation and modern artistic expressions.
Explore York’s interdisciplinary architectural history, viewing the city as a laboratory for transformative urban practice.
This talk explores Dickens’s Venice as a dynamic ‘dream,’ navigating fugue states, sensory overload, and prophetic warnings of environmental loss.
Cameron Cross explores the medieval romance as a global Afro-Eurasian phenomenon, using love narratives to manage cultural differences and borderwork across disparate literary traditions.
This lecture explores the theoretical stakes of relief sculpture, using Vernon Lee’s 1878 essay to examine this "unruly" medium's historical significance.
Join author Naomi Booth for a reading and discussion of her latest novel, raw content, exploring her award-winning literary career.
Join us to learn more about the science of stress and how we can better manage it's effects!
At this event Adam Phillips will talk with Hugh Haughton about his recent book, 'The Life You Want'.
York Concerts
Join Tangram on a deep exploration of Chinese philosophy and Western classical music in a programme for Chinese and Western instruments that showcases how ancient divination practices have inspired music, ritual and performance for over 1000 years.
Our annual student showcase celebrates the breadth of musical talent from across the University. Join our exceptionally talented student performers as they take you on an exhilarating journey through the history of vocal music!
Experience the booming sounds of bronze gongs as Gamelan Sekar Petak offers a spirited celebration of traditional Javanese songs and contemporary compositions by Indonesian and York-based composers.
Julius Eastman's 1974-piece Femenine unfolds from a simple oscillation between two notes into a vast and varied sonic canvas shaped by its performers. It sits at the heart of this programme from The Chimera Ensemble, alongside new works by students.